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The Best Episodes of Gankutsuou Season 1

Every episode of Gankutsuou Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gankutsuou Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Gankutsuou Season 1

In an elegant future Paris, a Count returns to wreak havoc on those that betrayed him.

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  1. Background image for At Journey's End, We Meet
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - At Journey's End, We Meet

    S1:E1

    Young aristocrat Albert visits the city of Luna on the surface of the moon. He quickly falls under the spell of an enigmatic gentleman - the Count of Monte Cristo.

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  2. Background image for Until the Sun Rises over the Moon
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Until the Sun Rises over the Moon

    S1:E2

    Albert is kidnapped! Franz's frantic attempt to collect the ransom money comes up short, so he warily seeks the assistance of the Count of Monte Cristo.

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  3. Background image for 5/22, Stormy
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - 5/22, Stormy

    S1:E3

    Back in Paris, Albert's sheltered friends grow suspicious upon the arrival of the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo.

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  4. Background image for A Mother's Secrets
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - A Mother's Secrets

    S1:E4

    The questions surrounding the Count multiply when Albert visits the man's lavish mansion in Champs Elysees, which is filled with complicated tricks and gold ornaments.

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  5. Background image for Do You Love Your Fiancee?
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Do You Love Your Fiancee?

    S1:E5

    During a pleasure cruise arranged by the Count, a disagreement leads to a duel between Albert and Maximilien. Albert's raw emotions allow his host to grasp even more sway over his destiny.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Her Melancholy, My Melancholy

    S1:E6

    The Count of Monte Cristo positions himself deeper into the lives of those around Albert after meeting a banker and his frustrated wife.

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  8. Background image for The Secret Flower Garden
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Secret Flower Garden

    S1:E7

    The lives of Albert's aristocratic friends are full of secrets - and the Count is among those prone to whispering in the ears of ladies known to be spoken for.

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  9. Background image for A Night in Boulogne
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - A Night in Boulogne

    S1:E8

    At a party thrown by the Count, the guests play a game. They search for a secret room in the villa where a curse is sealed away. Albert has already discovered one secret kept between the Count and Heloise.

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  10. Background image for I Dreamed a Dark Dream
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - I Dreamed a Dark Dream

    S1:E9

    The charms of the Count are fading for some, as mysteries and suspicions multiply. The controversy surrounding the mysterious man can only grow when a hidden poisoner begins to ply their trade.

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  11. Background image for The Letter from Edmond
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Letter from Edmond

    S1:E10

    Villefort, Danglars, and Morcerf are invited to a funeral. Albert suspects something is wrong and follows them to an old church, where the lid of the casket is about to be opened.

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  12. Background image for An Engagement Broken
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - An Engagement Broken

    S1:E11

    Three aristocratic households are growing aware that they are caught in a conspiracy. Franz immediately suspects the Count, but Albert won't hear of it.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Encore

    S1:E12

    Albert's engagement is in jeopardy; Baron Dangler prefers his daughter to marry into wealth. Albert rushes to the opera house to find Eugenie - but the curtain may have already closed on his love.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Haidee

    S1:E13

    Attorney General Villefort demands the arrest of the Count of Monte Cristo, but Heloise takes steps to prevent it from happening.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Lost Souls

    S1:E14

    After the announcement of Eugenie and Andrea's engagement leaves Albert feeling betrayed, the Count appears and invites him on a journey deep into the universe.

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  16. Background image for The End of Happiness, the Beginning of Truth
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The End of Happiness, the Beginning of Truth

    S1:E15

    Aboard his spaceship, the Count of Monte Cristo tells Albert about an old friend who was betrayed and imprisoned. Back home, Franz is close to learning an important secret.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Scandal

    S1:E16

    Closing in on the secret of the Gankutsuou, Franz learns of a sailor named Edmond Dantes who had strange connections to many of the families in Parisian high society.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Confession

    S1:E17

    After the Count reveals a shocking truth, Albert is left shattered when Franz explains a horrible and twisted story of revenge.

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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Duel

    S1:E18

    Mercedes enters the misty woods to meet the Count - but only a scene of violence is waiting for her.

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  20. Background image for Even If I Should Stop Being Me
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Even If I Should Stop Being Me

    S1:E19

    The Count escalates his plan for revenge, launching a bitter blow at his next target, the Danglars Bank. The impact will be felt by many - including Albert.

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  21. Background image for Farewell, Euganie
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Farewell, Euganie

    S1:E20

    Being rescued from danger by Chateau-Renaud, Albert learns about Eugenie's marriage and rushes over to the Danglars' home.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - The Golden Boy's True Identity

    S1:E21

    An abominable memory, consigned to the darkness of the past, has been resurrected by the hands of the Count and his plan of revenge enters its final stage.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Counterattack

    S1:E22

    The final target of the Count's rage returns to Earth and the bombardment of Paris begins!

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  24. Background image for Edmond Dantes
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Edmond Dantes

    S1:E23

    Albert and Mercedes are seriously wounded as Fernand prepares for his final showdown with the Count of Monte Cristo.

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    Director:Takaaki Wada
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - At the Shore

    S1:E24

    Five years later, Albert returns to Paris to visit the relics of his former life and the grave of a dear friend.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"At Journey's End, We Meet" is the best rated episode of "Gankutsuou" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Yuu Kou and written by Shuuichi Kouyama, Yura Ariwara, it aired on 10/6/2004. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Until the Sun Rises over the Moon".